QuoteSo the "Britification" of Dublin continues then
I witnessed some unfortunate anti Irish racism last night. I was in a bar watching the Manchester United v Chelsea game on Sky. The bar had fans supporting both teams. A rather large local man in a black Manchester United top was rather involved in the game and clearly didn't like some of the Chelsea players however he did get particularly animated at one stage when Damien Duff was on the screen and stood up with 2 fingers towards the screen and screamed "f%^king Irish C$%T" Nobody challenged him and even though the event was witnessed by at least one member of the bar staff he appeared unwilling or too stunned to do anything about the matter. Obviously they had no way of knowing that I was Irish and may have been offended by the remark.
No doubt the gentleman will claim he is not really anti Irish and may well have Irish friends and he was just caught up in the heat of the moment in his devotion to Manchester United. I thought it best not to divulge that the person beside him actually was Irish and a long time admirer of Damien Duff.
The location of the bar you may well ask..............................
Middle Bar, Bohemian Football Club, Dalymount Park, Dublin 7.
The above is 100% true. You just couldn't make it up. At least 10 people heard the remark and a few smiles. Had I been in London or Manchester it would have been an intimidating incident. In Dublin it was really funny but also really really sad.
So the "Britification" of Dublin continues then
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You'd be surprised at how much that happens in Dublin obviously when its the big matches in the premiership. And it has often happened with ManUre funny enough. Or not funny as many of us take it.
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Was this bloke Irish?
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What did you expect in the last bastion of British rule left in Dublin? That's just the Bohs lads venting their traditional anti-Irish/anti-Catholic spleen. Nothing new there.Originally Posted by gspain
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Can't believe that a thing like this should happen in our own country.
Was there any tinge of irony in this guys voice?
Or was it pure Manc hatred ?
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Get real lads, if that guy did that in most pubs in Dublin he would either be (a) chucked out by the bar staff, if he was lucky (b) or set upon by the locals
Always look on the bright side of life
Guy was definitely Irish.
It was funny and sad but hardly a case for throwing the guy out. He was quiet for a while afterwards and probably feeling really embarrassed.
Lots of Supporters Clubs of English clubs use the bar in Dalyer so no indication he was a Bohs fan.
Far more watching ther game in the bar than our political masters on the pitch.
Yeah, it'd be a bit like someone ranting and raving about the tans the whole time and choosing to live in England....
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Just wondering why calling someone an Irish b@stard is racist and calling someone a tan b@stard isn't. Whats the difference between the term "tan" for a Brit or the term "Mick" for someone Irish? Gotta be some consistency.....Yeah,but the immigrants hereInc.the mentally ill ManUre constituency.......
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
More like ranting and raving etc. and then calling yourself English. Er, wait a minute, there are people like this in Ireland. In fact they set up their own statelet.
For your sensitivities, there's absolutely none. And as someone who's been on the receiving end of 'Irish b@stard' from a Jock (th@t's @lso r@cist) teacher when I was thirteen, I couldn't give a f@ck wh@t you f@cking think. In f@ct, especi@lly for you: I'm r@cist and proud.
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This is the cooooooooooooolest footy forum I've ever seen!
What did you expect in the last bastion of British rule left in Dublin? That's just the Bohs lads venting their traditional anti-Irish/anti-Catholic spleen. Nothing new there.
KOH
I'd rather watch the game in the bar at Dalymount rather than in the front room of a nice house on the Milltown Road...
When's that pint gonna be ready?
In about 3 - 4 weeks sir...
Kom Igen, FCK...
Not a huge suprise that Man Utd fans were racially abusing opposition players. Their fans were dishing out abuse at Duff in particular during the 1st leg whenever he took a corner.
Gspain
Is there any way that plonker could be stripped of his citizenship and deported to England where he belongs?
Not at all, I'm all for all of those things
Macy: fer Christ's sake don't encourage the pair of them
Has she resigned yet?
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Though you never score...
Difference in the power relationship, Macy - we never invaded England (McAlpines Fusiliers don't count).
Revenge for 2002
Don't know why your getting so upset about the T word, seeing that any of them tans from South of junction 20 on the M6 or either end of the M62 you can't seem to stand, so whats with your problem.
Seeing that they very much like to refer to people from other nations as Paddys, Micks, spicks, wops, Frogs, bubbles, taffs (also sheep sh**ers), Jocks, Sweatys, Krauts, chinks its only to right that they should have a term of endearment
Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.
I agree with the first 2 parts of your wishlist. However, I dont see the relevance of the third part. You can hardly blame people from Dublin 4 for your inferiority complex. Its not my fault you were born too far south to be considered to be from South County Dublin.
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